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If the tax rate in NL is 15%, how much tax would be on a new Laptop that costs $500? (just the tax)

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\begin{array}ll \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{15\% of 500}}{\left( \cfrac{15}{100} \right)500}\implies 75

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